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Ruth Marie Helms 1910–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jun 1910

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 1 Jan 2010

Death Location: Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA

Father: Joseph Helms

Mother: Mary Lismus

Spouse(s): Ivan Smith

Children(s): Robert Smith

In 1910, Ruth Marie Helms entered the world in Indiana, born to Joseph Sylvester Helms And Mary Effie Lismus. In 1920, Ruth Marie Helms resided in Jennings, Scott, Indiana. In 1930, Ruth Marie Helms resided in Covington, Fountain, Indiana. Ruth Marie Helms married Ivan Blueford Smith, and had children including Asa George Smith, Carl Smith, Lois Jean Smith, Loren Smith, Rhonda Sue Smith, Robert Earl Smith. Ruth Marie Helms passed away in 2010 in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Ruth Marie Helms entered the world in Indiana, born to Joseph Sylvester Helms And Mary Effie Lismus.
  • In 1920, Ruth Marie Helms resided in Jennings, Scott, Indiana.
  • In 1930, Ruth Marie Helms resided in Covington, Fountain, Indiana.
  • Ruth Marie Helms married Ivan Blueford Smith, and had children including Asa George Smith, Carl Smith, Lois Jean Smith, Loren Smith, Rhonda Sue Smith, Robert Earl Smith.
  • Ruth Marie Helms passed away in 2010 in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Helms
1865–1951
Birth Location: Gibson, Washington, Indiana
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Mary Lismus
1869–1940
Birth Location: Ohio
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Spouses(s)

Ivan Smith
1905–1989
Birth Location: Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Robert Smith
1929–2015
Birth Location: Indiana
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Ruth Helms's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Helms
1910–2010
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Joseph Sylvester Helms
1865–1951
Gibson, Washington, Indiana
Mary (Effie) Lismus
1869–1940
Ohio
Grandparents
Henry Lismus
1825–1905
Germany
Sophia (R. Smith) Lismus
1834–1912
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Helms's Descendants

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Ruth (Marie) Helms (29 Jun 1910–1 Jan 2010) m. Ivan (Blueford) Smith (22 Oct 1905–1 Mar 1989)
  1. 1. Robert (Earl) Smith 1929–2015

Ruth Helms's Timeline

7 Records

1910
29 Jun 1910
Birth of Ruth Marie Helms in Indiana
Indiana
1920
1920
Age 10
Ruth Marie Helms resided here in Jennings, Scott, Indiana
Jennings, Scott, Indiana
1930
1930
Age 20
Ruth Marie Helms resided here in Covington, Fountain, Indiana
Covington, Fountain, Indiana
1935
1935
Age 25
Ruth Marie Helms resided here in Covington, Fountain, Indiana
Covington, Fountain, Indiana
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 30
Ruth Marie Helms resided here in Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Ruth Marie Helms resided here in Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA
2010
1 Jan 2010
Age 100
Death of Ruth Marie Helms in Lakeland, Polk, Florida
Lakeland, Polk, Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1910
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: T627_1044; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 23-18
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jennings, Scott, Indiana; Roll: T625_465; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 170; Image: .
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Union, Johnson, Indiana; Roll: T625_442; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 274
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Troy, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: 4405; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 23-23

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jennings, Scott, Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jennings, Scott, Indiana; Roll: T625_465; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 170; Image: .
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Union, Johnson, Indiana; Roll: T625_442; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 274

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: T627_1044; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 23-18

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: T627_1044; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 23-18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Troy, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: 4405; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 23-23

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lakeland, Fla
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Journal Review; Publication Date: 6 1 2010; Publication Place: Crawfordsville, IN, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Troy, Fountain, Indiana
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Troy, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: 4405; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 23-23

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 2010
    Event Place: Lakeland, Polk, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Montgomery County, Indiana, Obituary Index, 1877-2010

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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